Sending Cheer, Joy of Christmas, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. I have another quick and easy card to share with you today. Please read on to see how I made it.

I took a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock for the base. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left. 

I cut three strips of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Joy of Christmas" 12" x 12" package. They measure 1/4" x 4-3/4" and I cut three Real Red strips that measured 1/2" x 5". I glued the DSP to the Real Red strips. Tape was a bit too wide and glue seemed to work the best. With the mono glue you can slide it a bit to get it centered.

Next I stamped the gingerbread man from the "Sending Cheer" set using Pecan Pie ink. The face was stamped using black Memento ink and the hearts were stamped using Real Red ink. I then die cut it out using the matching die. I cut off the top loop on the gingerbread man's head because it can also be used for a hanging tag or an ornament.

For the layers behind the gingerbread man I used the 5th and 6th smallest circles from the "Deckled Circles" die set. I used the 6th smallest for the Basic White piece and the 5th smallest for the Real Red piece. I taped the circles together.

I laid the circle on the front of the card so I could see where the words would be going. The words are from the "Sending Cheer" set and were stamped using black Memento ink.

The circles were then set in place using Dimensonals and then the gingerbread man was set in place using Dimensionals. And the card was done.

If you have some scraps you can get rid of them on a layout like this.  I did not have any scraps of this design but normally I do have plenty of scraps.  This was a quick, easy, and fun card to make.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Christmas card,
Wanda

Christmas Classics, Joy of Christmas, Christmas Cards

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a quick Christmas card to share with you. Please read on to see how I made it.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top.

I cut a 4-1/2" x 1-7/8" piece of Real Red card stock for the bottom layer.

Then I cut a 4-1/4" x 1-1/4" piece of Garden Green card stock. On top of that is a piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Joy of Christmas" 12" x 12" package. It measures 4-1/8" x 1-1/8". Dimensionals were added to the back of the piece and it was set in place on top of the Real Red piece.

I laid this piece on top of the card base to see where the words are going to go. I didn't want to tape it in place in the event that I mess up on stamping. Once I knew where I wanted the words to go I stamped them using Garden Green card stock. They are from the "Christmas Classics" bundle. 

Once the words were stamped I taped the layered piece in place.

I colored three rhinestone crystals using my dark Shaded Spruce Blends pen. I wanted it nice and dark and since there are no Garden Green Blends pens.  I set the rhinestones in place and the card was done.

This was a super quick and easy card to make, plus you get to use up some small pieces of scrap DSP.

Thank you SO much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Christmas cards,
Wanda

Christmas Classics, Joy of Christmas, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a quick and easy to make card to share with you. This layout can be used with any stamp sets with larger wording. Please read on to see how the card was made.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 4"x 5-1/4" piece of Real Red card stock. This is a perfect place to use one of those pieces in your stash that you die cut from the middle to save card stock. I do that a lot. I have a bunch of Garden Green ones with pieces die cut from the middle. I need to workup a card using a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Garden Green for the larger layer so I can use up some of those. They seem to accumulate this time of year!

Then I cut a 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" piece of Basic White card stock for the next layer. When I cut my piece for that size layer I tend to cut it on the other side of the mark on my cutter. What I mean here is when I set the piece on my paper cutter, the card stock is not centered on the 3-7/8" line, it's on the left side of it so my piece is cut a hair larger. That gives that layer a bit more exposure when it's taped together. Sometimes that tiny 1/8" is just too tiny.  I took this piece of Basic White and textured it using the "Snowflake Sky" embossing folder.

I taped a 2-1/4" x 3-7/8" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Joy of Christmas" 12" x 12" package.  And again here I cut the 3-7/8" on the left side of the mark on the paper cutter but only on that side, the 2-1/4" didn't need any nudge. I glued this piece to the bottom of the embossed piece. 

A 1/4" x 3-7/8" strip of Garden Green card stock was cut for the area between the DSP and the embossed piece. And again, I cut the strip on the left side of the mark on the paper cutter so it was a hair longer. I glued this piece in place.

The words are from the "Christmas Classics" bundle. I stamped them using Real Red ink and die cut them using the 4th smallest die in the "Deckled Circles" set. And a Garden Green circle was cut using the 5th smallest die in the same set. I taped the circles together. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the front of the card. It's centered from left to right but moved up a bit from dead center . 

I forgot I had the "Loose Holly Gems & Sequins" and I thought it would dress the front up a bit. That area in the falling snow looked like it needed something. I glued them in place and the card was done.

This was a super quick and easy card to make. I'm not overly thrilled with it, it's kind of plain looking to me.  I was tired today when I made it. I had gotten back from my final craft fair for the year and I'm exhausted. So my card is not fabulous but it's done. I do try to make a card a day and if I can make one from now until the end of the year I will have made 364 cards for 2023! I missed one day last month after a craft fair. Hmmm, seems like a theme going here. I must be getting to old to do a craft fair and make a card in the same day!  A nap sounded better than making a card that day! LOL

I do thank you for taking your time to stop in and see today's Christmas card,
Wanda

Christmas Classics, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a very elegant looking card to share with you. I found it on Pinterest here. There was no link so I guessed at how it was made. Please read on to see how I did make this card.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Mossy Meadow card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left. 

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Very Vanilla card stock and taped it to the inside of the card.

Then I cut a 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" piece of Very Vanilla card stock and textured it using the "Distressed Tile" embossing folder. I took my Versa Mark pad and taped it in a few places on top of the texture. I didn't press hard because I only wanted it to get on the raised part of the texture. I sprinkled gold embossing powder over it. I didn't like how it looked like sharp right angles from the ink pad so I took a stiff paint brush (stippling brush) and removed some of the powder so the sharp lines were not so noticeable.  Then I heat set the powder.

A 4" x 5-1/4" piece of gold foil card stock was cut. Before gluing it to the embossed piece I cut out two holly leaves from the center. Then that piece was taped to the front of the card.

Next I die cut the Mossy Meadow strip with the holly and berries on it. 

The words are from the same "Christmas Classics" bundle and were stamped using Mossy Meadow ink on a scrap piece of Very Vanilla card stock. I die cut it with the rectangle die in the set and then taped it to the Mossy Meadow piece. I added Dimensionals behind the piece and set it in place a little above center on the front of the card. 

I took a scrap piece of gold foil card stock and cut out a loopy leaf image.  The holly leaves and the loopy leaf piece was set in place under the word piece. I used a little bit of glue on the stems of each leaf and pressed it in place until I knew the glue took hold

For the berries I took some pearls and colored them using my dark Real Red Blends Pen. I set them in place on each of the berry stems and the card was done.

I really like how today's card turned out. I think I'm going to send it to my mom. I don't usually send out cards with embellishments on them because of the extra cost, but it's for mom so!

I am not a big fan of heat embossing and I have never figured out why. I love the way it looks but I just hate to do it. Is it because I have to get out the powder and the ink pad or is it the heating of it because it's not instantly hot and it takes a little while (very little while) for it to heat up to melt the powder? I don't know but as I look at how pretty this is I think I need to embrace the issue and learn to move forward! Therapy session over!  LOL

Thank you SO much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Christmas card,
Wanda

Christmas Classics, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a sweet and simple Christmas card to share with you. Please read on to see how I made today's card.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and textured it using the "Snowflake Sky" embossing folder. I took my Blending Brush and Balmy Blue ink and scrubbed on some ink to give the background a bit of color to the texture. Then I glued it to the card base.

Next I die cut a Basic White piece with the rectangle and holly leaves on it from the "Christmas Classics" bundle. I also cut a Garden Green piece too using that same die.

A scrap piece of Basic White was used for the loopy leaves. I had taken my Blending Brush and Balmy Blue ink and scrubbed on some color. I wanted the Balmy Blue color in the card but not as dark as the card stock is. So using the Blending Brush added the blue but softly.

The letters were cut using my Cricut because I did not buy the "Joy of Noel" set. I just couldn't afford it all. I really wanted to make this card and that's why I used my Cricut to cut the letters. I had gotten some blue sparkle vinyl from The Dollar Tree and set it up on my machine. The font I used was GaralonB. You can get almost any font you want from dafont.com.  A fun great place to find fun fonts!! After making them I set then in place on the Basic White strip.  also on that strip I had colored the berries in using my dark Real Red Blends Pen.

I took the Garden Green strip and cut it in half the long way. I glued each half to the back of the Basic White piece, offsetting it a bit so it could be seen on the sides.

To assemble the card I added Dimensionals to the back of the Noel piece. I set it in place. 

I added a little bit of glue to the ends of the loopy leaves piece and tucked them under the Noel piece. And that was it.

This was a fun card to make and I think it probably would have been easier had I bought the "Noel of Joy" set but like I said, I just couldn't afford all the stuff I wanted.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Christmas card,
Wanda

Christmas Classics, Sending Cheer, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I'm going to share with you a Christmas card I found on Pinterest. I made a few little changes to it. You can see the original card here. Please read on to see how I made today's card.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Real Red card stock for the layer. I die cut the berries from the "Christmas Classics" bundle from the center of this piece.

I had stamped the holly leaves from the "Christmas Classics" bundle but found the other leaves in the "Sending Cheer" bundle matched the original card and I liked them better. So I stamped them using Garden Green ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I cut them out using matching the die in the bundle. 

Next I cut a piece of Basic White card stock that measured 3-7/8" x 5-1/8". When I cut this on my paper cutter I cut it on the right side of the mark on my cutter. This allowed the piece to be just a hair larger than the numbers stated above. Then just a little bit more of the Real Red could show. I textured this piece using the "Snowflake Sky" embossing folder. I glued it to the Real Red piece.

The Designer Series Paper (DSP) is from the "Joy of Christmas" 12" x 12" package and was cut at 1-1/2" x 4".  I glued it to the bottom of the embossed piece. 

I had some Real Red ribbon (retired) and I tied it around the piece and tied a bow. I then glued this to the front of the card base.

The words are from the "Christmas Classics" bundle. I stamped them on a piece of Basic White card stock using Real Red ink. And I die cut them using the third largest stitched circle in the "Stylish Shapes" set. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the front of the card. 

Next the holly leaves were glued in place and then the berries. I added two Real Red pearls that I had colored using my dark Real Red Blends pen and the card was done.

I like how it turned out even though I did not have all the materials used in the original card. This is a perfect layout to use up some of those scraps we just can't seem to toss in the recycling bin!

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Christmas card,
Wanda

Joy of Christmas, Sending Cheer, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a fun card to share with you. Please read on to see how I made today's card.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Garden Green card stock. After cutting it measured 4-1/4" x 11".  I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and taped it to the inside.

I cut the Basic White layer at 4-5/8" x 3-1/2". The Real Red piece was cut at 4-1/8" x 3". And the Designer Series Paper (DSP) was cut at 4" x 2-7/8".

I placed a little bit of tape on the back of the DSP and affixed it to the Real Red piece. You want to put that tape where the circle will be cut out. I used the "Stylish Shapes" dies for this. I used the 3rd and the 4th dies for this step. Using the 4th die first and die cut the DSP and Real Red at the same time. Make sure the piece is lined up as you would when you do the final layering. Once die cut then take the DSP piece and line up the larger circle die around the opening, trying to make it as even as possible all the way around.  I use Post-it tape because I don't want the piece to slip. It's happened before so now I must tape it.

Once die cut I taped the two pieces together. I turned it over and added Dimensionals around the circle. I took a 2-1/2" x 2-1/2" Basic White piece of card stock and affixed it to the area around the circle. More Dimensionals are added around the rest of the back of the piece and a bit of snail tape to the 2-1/2" x 2-1/2" Basic White piece and that was set in place on top of the 4-1/5" x 3-1/2" Basic White piece. Then that piece was taped to the front of the card.

The words are from the "Sending Cheer" set and were stamped using Real Red ink on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. The were punched out using the "Double Oval" punch. Using the same punch I also punched out a Garden Green scalloped oval. I taped the ovals together. Dimensionals were added to the back and set in place on the front of the card.  

Now you can add your image to the center.  Or if you'd rather stamp an image then you will need to do it before you affix it to the back of the circle.  I had been cleaning up some things in my workroom and I ran across a 4 pack of these cute little gingerbread men. So I thought they'd fit well in the opening and make a cute card. Plus I got to use them up because I made 4 cards! YAY!

This was a fun card to make and I was thrilled that I could use up some stuff sitting around in my workroom.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Christmas card,
Wanda

Joy of Christmas, Christmas Classics, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a quick Christmas card to share with you. I found it on Pinterest and thought I'd give it a try. Mostly because I had all the stuff to make it and I thought it was pretty. An added bonus is, it's quick and easy to make. You can see the original card here.  Please read on to see how I made it. 

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

Next I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Garden Green card stock.  I took the largest stitched circle in the "Stylish Shapes" set and die cut it from the center of the Garden Green layer.

The Designer Series Paper (DSP) is from the "Joy of Christmas" 12" x 12" package. I cut it at 3-7/8" x 5-1/8".  I taped it to the Garden Green layer.  Then that was taped to the card base.

I stamped the "Merry Christmas" from the "Christmas Classics" set using Real Red ink. I die cut it using the second largest stitched circle from the "Stylish Shapes" set. After cutting I took the pine needles image and stamped on the upper part and lower part using Garden Green ink. I stamped once and then without adding more ink I moved the stamp at a different angle and stamped again. Then I taped the two circles together. Dimensionals were added to the back of the circle piece and it was centered on the front of the card. 

For a final touch I colored three small crystal rhinestones using the dark Real Red Blends pen. They were set in place on the front of the card and the card was done.

This was such a super quick and easy card to make. I thought it was a perfect use for that busy DSP.

Thank you SO much for taking your time to stop by and see today's Christmas card,

Wanda

Throughout the Year, Joy of Christmas, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a quick and easy card to share with you. And it has one of my favorite things to do, layering!  I love making cards with layers. These are simple so you can whip up a few of these in no time. Please read on to see how I made today's card.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card sock. I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Real Red card stock for the layer.  And then a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Basic White card stock was cut for the top layer. I textured that layer using the "Distressed Tile" embossing folder.  I glued the embossed piece to the Real Red piece and then I taped those to the front of the card.

Next I cut the Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Joy of Christmas" 12" x 12" package. You will need to strips and they measure 1-1/2" x 3-3/4". The Real Red layers behind them measure 1-3/4" x 4". I taped the DSP strips to the Real Red strips. I glued the left one in place, lining up the left side and the top so they looked like they were the same distance from the top and side.  The other strip was added using Dimensionals. I lined it up so it was the same distance on the bottom and right side.

The words are from the "Throughout the Year" set and were stamped on a piece of Basic White card stock that measured 1" x 3-3/4". I used Real Red ink and stamped the words in the center of the strip. I trimmed the sides close to the words. Then I cut a 1-1/4" x 4" piece of Real Red card stock and taped the word strip to it. Then I trimmed the sides. Dimensionals were added to the left side and a little bit of glue was added to the right side and the word piece was set in place.  

I used my "Bough" punch and punched out a Garden Green sprig. I added a little glue to the bottom of the stem and slipped it under the word piece and the card was done.

Even with all of those layers it went quickly. This is a perfect card to use up your scraps.

Thank you SO much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Christmas card,
Wanda

Classical Christmas, Sending Cheer, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a Christmas card I found on Pinterest to share with you. The original inspired me to find what I had that was current and create a card. You can see the original card here.  Please read on to see how I made today's card. 

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White for the bottom layer. Then a 3-3/4" x 5" piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Joy of Christmas" 12" x 12" package was cut. I taped this to the Basic White piece and then I taped that to the card base.

Next I cut the raised Basic White layer. It measures 2-3/4" x 4".  You are going to want to cut two of these. I textured one using the "Distressed Tile" embossing folder. I glued that to the second piece. After texturing it, it was just too flimsy. I wanted my piece to lay flat so this was the best way to achieve that.

A stitched rectangle was die cut using the second largest "Nested Essentials" rectangle die on a scrap piece of Basic White card stock. I stamped the words from the "Sending Cheer" set using Poppy Parade ink. I glued this piece to the center of the textured rectangle. It will be more narrow on the sides than it is on the top and bottom. 

The holly leaves are from the "Christmas Classics" bundle and were cut from a piece of Basic White card stock. You need two of these.  Save the veins in the middle. Those I colored using my dark Shaded Spruce Blends pen. 

Then I stamped the holly leaves image using black Memento ink. I colored them in with both light and dark Blends pens. I die cut it out using the matching die. I also die cut the berries using the die from the same bundle on a scrap piece of Poppy Parade card stock. 

I snipped the stems on the Basic White holly leaves and the stamped holly leaves. I used a small amount of glue and affixed the Basic White holly leaves first. Then the colored Shaded Spruce veins. And then the stamped holly leaves.  The berries were added with a little glue too. 

Dimensionals were added to the back of the rectangle piece and it was set in place on the center of the card.

I tied a (retired) ribbon bow and glued it in place on the upper left corner. And the card was done. 

I'm pleased with the way the card turned out. It's got the same layout as the original card but all of the elements are different and it worked!

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Christmas card,
Wanda

Christmas Classics, Heartfelt Hexagon, Joy of Christmas, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I found a sweet card on Pinterest that I thought I'd see if I could make. You can see the original card here. I did click on the link but I only got some basic info on the card but no measurements. Please read on to see how I made today's card.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. After cutting the piece measured 4-1/4" x 11" and is folded at 5-1/2".  It opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top.

I cut a 3-3/4" x 5-1/8" piece of Shaded Spruce card stock.

Then I cut a 3-5/8" x 5" piece of Real Red card stock. On top of that the Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Joy of Christmas" 12" x 12" package will be attached. I cut a 1-1/2" x 3-1/2" piece of the Shaded Spruce checked DSP and taped it to the bottom of the Real Red piece, leaving a tiny border around the sides and bottom. 

Next I cut the holly DSP from the same package. It measures 1-1/8" x 3-1/4".  You will need three of these. I taped them to the Real Red piece. I tape the two outside pieces and then the center piece. Leave a thin border around the pieces. 

A Real Red ribbon (retired) was wrapped around the piece and the ends were taped to the back. I tied a bow and set it aside until the words were done.

I stamped the border for the words using the image from the "Heartfelt Hexagon" set. Shaded Spruce ink was used for that. The words are from the "Christmas Classics" set and were stamped using Real Red ink. I punched out the piece using the matching Hexagon punch.  Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the front of the card.

The bow was glued in place. A tiny red pearl was added to the word piece and the card was done.

This was a quick card to make. And now having the measurements I can make more using other DSP. This is a perfect layout to use up some of those scraps of DSP. You can change the length of the strips to match your scrap. Ya gotta love that!

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Christmas card,
Wanda

Autumn Leaves, Thanksgiving Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today is Thanksgiving and I'd like to with you all a wonderful day.  In the midst of getting things ready for the day I took a little time out to whip up a quick card. Last of the fall leaves and pumpkins and onto the Christmas themed ones. Please read on to see how I made today's card.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the bottom and the fold is on the top.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic White card stock and textured it using the "Distressed Tile" embossing folder. Dimensionals were added to the back and the piece was set in place on the card base. I found it was a bit flimsy. I'm thinking that maybe next time I'd glue a couple pieces together and then texture it or glue a smooth one to the textured one and then add that to the front. I'm just now liking how it has dips in it. But it's too late to do anything about this card now without ruining it.

Next I stamped the words from the "Autumn Leaves" bundle using Mossy Meadow ink. I die cut them with the die from the same bundle.  

The leaves are from the same bundle and were die cut from the pretty "Oxidized Copper" 12" x 12" package and one gold foil paper leaf. I glued the leaves in place and then added the word piece using Dimensionals.  And the card was done.

This was a quick card to put together and it's got a soft fallish look to it. Now back to cleaning up after the holiday mess!

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Thanksgiving card,
Wanda

Sparkling Snowflakes, Winter Meadow, Christmas Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a chilly wintry Christmas card to share with  you. Please read on to see how I made today's card.

The base of my card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card sock. After cutting the piece measured 4-1/4" x 11".  I scored it at 5-1/2" and folded it in half.  I like to score my cards to make sure I get a nice straight line.

Starting from the base of the card and going up, the pieces measure as follows: Gray Granite 4-3/4" x 3-5/8". The Designer Series Paper (DSP) from the "Wintry Meadow" 12" x 12" package goes on top of that and measures 4-5/8" x 3-1/2". Misty Moonlight card stock measures 3" x 4-1/8". And the top piece of DSP measures 2-7/8" x 4". You will also need a 2" x 2" piece of Basic White card stock.

Now that your papers are all cut let's put the card together. Tape the DSP to the Gray Granite piece. The DSP is the backside of the piece that is on the top. It's kind of sad to use it instead of the pretty trees but it had to be done! With those two pieces taped together I then taped that to the front of the card base.

I took the two smaller rectangle pieces and with a tiny amount of tape I added it to where the circle will be punched. I uses a 1-1/4" round punch for this. I lined up the DSP on top of the card stock as I would do creating a layer but I didn't want them both stuck together yet.  After getting them lined up I put the piece in the punch as far as it would go.  The top part of the circle is about 1" from the edge of the DSP.  It's not crucial to where the circle is, you just don't want it centered in the middle of the piece. It's centered left and right and it may actually be the same distance on the upper part too, that is just by chance.  Next I took the DSP and punched a 1-3/8" circle from it. I had to use a piece of scrap copier paper behind it or it would tear inside the punch.  You will just be punching out a ring. Line it up to get it as equal around as possible.  Once you punch out the ring you are ready to tape the two pieces together.

The snowflake in the center was made next, I used the "Snowflake Sky" embossing folder. I picked out the largest snowflake I could see on the folder.  Once embossed I inked up a q-tip in Misty Moonlight ink and lightly tapped it on the snowflake. I had used my finger but got ink on the falling snow dots and I didn't like that look so I redid it using the q-tip.  I centered the piece over the circle and set it in place using Dimensionals. 

Dimensionals were added to the back of the rectangle layers and a little glue on the embossed piece and it was set in place on the front of the card.

The words are from the "Sparkling Snowflakes" set and were stamped using Misty Moonlight ink. I punched them out using the "Double Oval" punch.  I set it in place using Dimensionals and the card was done.  

This was a fun card to make and I do like how it turned out.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's Christmas card,
Wanda

Heartfelt Hexagons, Winter Meadow, Sympathy Card, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a sympathy card to share with you. It's very quick and easy to make. Please read on to see how I made today's card.

The base of the card is a folded half-sheet of Basic White card stock. It opens on the right and the fold is on the left.

I cut a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of Basic Gray for the layer. On top of that is a piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) cut at 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" and it was taped to the Basic Gray piece. Then that was taped to the front of the card.  

Then I stamped the words.  This was a brave way for me to make this card because if I messed up on the words it was all ruined. I should have stamped the words on the DSP piece first and then put the card together.  

I kept the card simple because I felt that a sympathy card didn't need a lot of bling. Plus this DSP just carries the feel of the words.

This card took less than 10 minutes to make and that included putting the stamp set and ink away when I was done!

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's card,
Wanda